retainers
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He lives in a drafty timber hall with a beaten-earth floor, surrounded by his family and armed retainers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Here is a look at where the Roys and their retainers are onstage now.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
Neither are hopeful of getting their retainers or their money back.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2023
Dude, it was so hard for me to try to do that on "SNL" when I had retainers in and they put two little jaws back here in the back of my cheeks.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2023
The Questing Beast ran into them behind, knocking the King flat “Beware! Beware!” cried all the retainers, fishwives, falconers, farriers, fletchers, and other well-wishers who were assembled within.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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